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Huddersfield looked to be closing the gap to just five points between themselves and Newcastle - with a game in hand - but for Jacob Butterfield’s 88th minute equaliser for Derby County.

Alas, the gap is still seven points and with three games to go, Newcastle could quite possibly secure promotion on Monday evening against Preston North End - should Huddersfield slip up against Fulham on Saturday.

Neil struggled to maintain a promotion challenge at Norwich before he was sacked in March of this year, but despite their end of season wobble, he doesn’t believe Newcastle will fail in their bid to return to the Premier League.

Former Norwich boss Alex Neil (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)

“I think the fact that Huddersfield didn’t win at Derby let them off the hook a little bit,” Neil said, while appearing on Sky Sports News’ Premier League Daily.